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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-27

Gotta run, need to do some recording. Perhaps we should borrow from the awesome lca talk and call it "Geek my ride"? 🙂 @NewtonMark @moldor #
Went for motorbike ride whilst upset today to clear my head. Wasn't sure it was a good idea but felt awesome, certainly helped my headspace. #
Just played at a wedding and included a rock version of "say a little prayer for you". Sounded awesome 🙂 #
Just awesome. "Sorry. Wr don't send search and rescue teams into plato's cave" http://t.co/UdP50ht #
Yass peeps: fill out the Yass public transport survey up 🙂 http://www.tpmplanning.com/yass.html (pls note, survey design somewhat lacking) #
I wonder if ppl in peace are more comfortable with language of war than those who are not. Reading Crikey's "bring on the bloodbath" email. #
Interesting RT @abcthedrum: Chris Uhlmann: Plotting a balanced course in a climate of angry grievance http://bit.ly/gO8erk #
Something like Gibson's Lo Teks? 😉 http://bit.ly/fHFJnH RT @alexkidman The streets of Byron are awash with tech journos hunting in packs. #
Looking forward to seeing Limitless. Looks fascinating from a number of perspectives 🙂 #
& West 😉 RT @miladyred "People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or prostitute" Daria #
Currently reading articles by Henry Jenkins on "spreadability". Very interesting for #gov2au peeps http://bit.ly/gJ3v0u (via @chriswinter) #
RT to #gov2au 🙂 RT @NicholasGruen: Isn't #Gov2 just a movement of people trying to figure out whether they're Clark Kent or Jimmy Olsen? #
RT to #gov20 #gov2au 🙂 RT Apps for Democracy Yields 4,000% ROI in 30 Days for DC.Gov http://bit.ly/9wJBs5 #
Interesting 🙂 RT Apps for Democracy Yields 4,000% ROI in 30 Days for DC.Gov http://bit.ly/9wJBs5 #gov20 #gov2au #
Interesting 🙂 RT Apps for Democracy Yields 4,000% ROI in 30 Days for DC.Gov http://bit.ly/9wJBs5 #
The fantastic talk by Dr Karl Braganza from BoM about climate variability and trends is now up at http://bit.ly/9B5hmK #
(I know I've been using twitter too long when I start naturally writing tweets that are 140 characters long without having to edit ;)) #
It's so awesome that @ParlLibrary tweets bills entering parliament, it's a handy way to keep up with what's happening 🙂 Thanks! #gov2au #
Hey @jameskliemt, would love your thoughts on the opps and benefits in gov agencies using social media given your experience 🙂 #
Lots of fun and good discussions at @ACTwonkdrinks tonight 🙂 #
Q about noticeable effects of weather in talk by BoM. A: if we only respond to climate change we notice day to day we miss the big picture. #
People should check out the Aph parliamentary library talks online 🙂 http://t.co/To6Q3Bl #
BoM is currently differentiating between dry areas and actual droughts which are a notable diff in norms as opposed to just being dry. #
BoM: temps consistently increased decade on decade, rainfall decreased in regularity & increased ferocity but still trending to drought. Wow #
BoM: its the shift in the mean of climate data that demos real change in climate over time, not extremes. There is a trend in heat events. #
BoM: we look at the ongoing information. Extreme events are of interest but are not the only data that demonstrate climate is changing #
Sort of ironic that I'm sitting in a briefing on Australian climate by BoM *inside* parliament house. Perhaps we should go outside 🙂 #
Abbott addressing his flock. Thought I'd have a sticky beak at the carbon tax "peoples revolution". Lots of Lib placards http://t.co/qGiz5gM #
This is quite fascinating and debunks a lot of myths we hear much too often. "Gay Sex vs. Straight Sex" http://bit.ly/hn21wg #
Brilliant, stumbled across this demonstration of how #datavis can go horribly wrong or be inappropriately applied http://bit.ly/goIdX4 #
Cute #datavis of #qanda tweets RT @mtats: RT @tweeveetv: Last night's #QandA in 60 seconds; http://t.co/pMaFMdd #
Nope, awesome! 🙂 RT @grmsn http://www.thnk.org/blog/maincategories/heres-your-chance-to-hack-the-government/ you see this? #opendata #
Mwah ha!! 🙂 RT @jkonga: @piawaugh Be nice – someone worked hard on that "lofty" title. lol #
Holy moly! There is a climatologist kung fu disciple speaking at the APH Library today, I'm totally going. (Talk will be posted online soon) #
Haha, just saw invite for information session titled "how to stretch your cloud budget" & thought "sounds like a bit of hot air to me" 😉 #
Actually, it would be awesome to get @mtchl to do a talk on datavis for a #gov2au lunch if possible… 🙂 /cc @trib @craigthomler #
Wow, checking out http://www.mappingonlinepublics.net/ and seeing some insightful data analysis and #datavis 🙂 #gov2au (via @jeanburgess) #
Would love feedback or links to other awesome cultural collection digitisation projects on blog of @katelundy's speech #chass kthxbai 🙂 #
.@katelundy just gave kudos to Louisa Lawson and the @digitisethedawn project 🙂 yay! #
Having trouble sleeping these days. Am thinking of taking up a superhero alter ego so the time is used more productively. Suggestions? 🙂 #
When you answer the phone and can't remember your name, it's probably time to go catch up on some sleep 🙂 #
Check out the @ABSStats hackfest for students using census data http://bit.ly/h9Uwsh #gov2au #opendata /cc @abscodeplay #
RT @du4 Conversations at American University: The Double Facepalm http://bit.ly/hpmqke #
Also can't open a ppt from 1997 in modern Word. Might try OOo. Gar! #archivefail #
People who say sticking with the same company means ensuring future access to data obviously haven't come across MMF :/ #archivefail #
Fantastic remix including several NIN songs, really nicely done 🙂 http://remix.nin.com/play/mix?id=113 #hackingmusic #
Ridiculous yet ppl still think sw patents=innovation! RT @lwnnet Microsoft sues Barnes and Noble over Android http://lwn.net/Articles/434664 #
Wow, late night at work tonight, but some incredible discussions about datavis/mapping/opendata. Very exciting times we live in 🙂 #
It's amazing how often I refer people to awesome GLAM WIKI event @wittylama ran, gr8 stuff! http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/GLAM-WIKI #
Wow, congrats @digitisethedawn! Only just caught up with the news 🙂 Awesome stuff! #
So much teh awesome! Looking at Augmented Reality foo & feeling really proud of Aussie innovation right now 🙂 http://bit.ly/gvqvdT #gov2au #
Holy moly, the wonderful @wittylama just pointed me to the Creative Commons Al Jazeera stuff http://cc.aljazeera.net/ @abcnews shld look 🙂 #
Fav songs atm: Ain't no rest for the wicked http://bit.ly/ggfxJX & Perfect Drug remix http://remix.nin.com/play/mix?id=14157 #
Joint Standing Committee on Cyber-Safety launched a survey for young ppl, 5-12 yrs & 13-18 yrs (links on sidebar) http://www.aph.gov.au/cybersafety #
They got a lot right 😉 RT @michaelragen by @GreatDismal
RT @stiggeh RT @rosewal The year 2000 as imagined in France of 1910 bit.ly/i4xDzv #
Am wierded out by accounts that read like twitter bots promoting games I like… Eg @MulveyElisazxj @SandyLolaerh @GaraciaEdriszxj #
The problem with playing wedding gigs is you get all kinds of songs into your head that you'd normally never listen to 🙁 Bloody "Bubbly"! #
I aim to misbehave 😉 RT @pixel8ted: I didn't before but I will ever more now! #corrupted 🙂 RE @piawaugh: Who giggles at time at 13:37? 🙂 #
Funny & tragic! 🙂 RT mjg59 Todays awesome discovery: amended US law that governs blocking IP-infringing imports is section 1337 of title 19 #
Yay! 🙂 @mtats @paris_david @camcgr #
RT to #bcc2011 #gov2au @Gov2Vic @jsankar @gov2qld @piawaugh yes there is a gov2vic both on Twitter & http://www.ego.vic.gov.au #
Does anyone else glance at the time at 13:37 and giggle? 🙂 #
I wonder if we shld more clearly articulate diff bw society & democracy. For eg we have multifaith society but (mostly) secular democracy 🙂 #
Heh, I didn't even think it was that polite 😉 Totally! 🙂 @kwebb @chieftech @tom_worthington #
What is happening near you for #HarmonyDay today? 🙂 Check out this map of events http://bit.ly/fq3swv #
Support Harmony Day 2011, add a #twibbon now! – http://twb.ly/g6CWUa – Create one here – http://twb.ly/f02AU3 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-20

Thx @phonakins but trav @DavidLMackie was being nice and we had a good chat on farm bike riding (which I'm used to) vs road bikes 🙂 #
Gov2qld linked in group for #gov2au stuff happening in qld and to collaborate with others 🙂 #bcc2011 #
Listening to talk about http://www.greatvenue.info to document accessibility of venues to make places more awesome 🙂 Check it out! #bcc2011 #
Amusing lightning talk by @happysinger re differentiation between pirates and piracy #bcc2011 Saying we need to evolve our language on this. #
April 30th, SkeptiCamp in Sydney, sounds interesting. "We are about science and reason" #bcc2011 #
Mint robots look awesome 🙂 #bcc2011 http://bit.ly/ds3TmO #
Erk, my last talk on #datavis & mapping was crap, sorry folks! Will do a detailed, useful (and overdue) blog post to make it up 🙂 #bcc2011 #
Great talk on online consultation from Vic gov guy. Just pointed out forcing online signups to consult is barrier to participation! #bcc2011 #
Great point that there needs to be a separation of presenting evidence and presenting policy so evidence can stand alone #bcc2011 #
Apparently about to talk in front of @Jester_Jeff 😉 #bcc2011 #
My discussion on #opendata and data.gov.au is at 1410, & then I'm doing a talk on #datavis & maps at 1450 for those interested 🙂 #bcc2011 #
I just got in trouble for suggesting the bucket of titanium hips from the crematorium could be for cost recovery 😉 #bcc2011 #
Listening to a talk about being cremated, rockin' 😉 #bcc2011 #
Just met @emotivate at #bcc2011 🙂 Very interested in talking about @gov2qld and #gov20 stuff in Canada 🙂 I love barcamps! 🙂 #
To all you #bcc2011 ppl who say "it's not about the tech", tech is also important so don't discount it or you won't get anywhere 😛 #bcc2011 #
Good point from @trib, gov depts need "community managers" agitator ppl to drive online foo, adoption, etc. #bcc2011 Ppl need geeks 😉 #
Online collab: "no one talks in gov, no one is allowed to collab". Also "enemy to online collab is travel perks" 🙂 #bcc2011 #
I just said "a little less tech" at #bcc2011 in my defense lets talk more about online collab in gov & less about which version sw 😛 @trib #
GovDex is an AGIMO hosted (free) collab tool, currently has 20,000 people across 2,000 communities #bcc2011 #
Online collab: "many gov depts see social media as a tech thing, not comms". Personally I reckon both tech & comms skills needed #bcc2011 #
Interesting session on online collaboration by AGIMO, @trib now suggesting AGIMO should do more facilitation of awesome #bcc2011 #
#bcc2011 RT #barcampcanberra in gr8 talk on #MakeHackVoid need to get along for hacking, awesome! 🙂 Vote 1 for @evildeece's nametag! 🙂 #
Bugger! Just realised most ppl are using #bcc2011 so going to retweet my #barcampcanberra tweets to that hashtag! Fie! 🙂 #
I want programmable nametag like @evildeece's to wear at work. Perhaps "in ur parlimentz, openen ur govimentz" 😉 #barcampcanberra #
At #barcampcanberra in great talk about #MakeHackVoid need to get along for hacking, awesome stuff! 🙂 Vote 1 for @evildeece's nametag! 🙂 #
Argh! Forgot my charger, if anyone at #barcampcanberra has an HTC charger pls find me 🙂 forgot to charge overnight :/ #
I'm not bringing bike to #barcampcanberra now as I need to bring hardware, hopefully a @jdub & I rly shld work my way up to 2hrs ride 😉 #
Just had to post this. Gratuitous puppy photo of Po, exhausted in my car after a few hours playing 🙂 http://t.co/vrYFIkn #
You all totally rock 🙂 @craigthomler @NETDe @sherro58 @RayPoynter @atomic_anu @chieftech #
See may of you at #barcampcanberra tomorrow. I'm excited! I hope I'm up to riding my bike in, it'll be my first time on the highway 🙂 #
Annoying songs that plagued me today: Spanish Flea, I'm Too Sexy & random Bieber crap. Balanced out by Ain't No Rest For The Wicked & NIN 🙂 #
Hey @edhusicMP, thought you might like this twibbon for #HarmonyDay 🙂 http://twb.ly/gxq5sd /cc @katelundy #
Woot for maps! 🙂 RT @KateLundy New post: Find a Harmony Day event near you! http://bit.ly/hyEF7E #HarmonyDay #gov2au #
Playing a lot of Borderlands atm with my bro, amazing game esp 2 player. Gr8 intro/theme song 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX-1MjpZZN0 #
Support Harmony Day 2011, add a #twibbon now! – http://twb.ly/gxq5sd – Create one here – http://twb.ly/f02AU3 #
All right already! Still good to see you all come out of the woodwork 😉 @Du4 @jim_croft @trib #
I'm surprised, I throw a Fight Club quote out there, and no response. And I had such high hopes for you all 😉 #
Hi @Heavenly_Hev, I noticed you already created a #HarmonyDay Twibon, I was going to make a transparent one for ppl if that's cool 🙂 #
Google Fusion Tables, I love you! You make creation of awesome customised maps easy & fun! I may do maps/datavis talk at @BarCampCanberra 🙂 #
Interesting, forum about public transport (& no doubt the lack thereof) in Yass for those interested 🙂 http://www.tpmplanning.com/yass.html #
Yay! Just a cold, no whooping cough for me! Back to work tmrw and I'm going for a bike ride to celebrate leaving isolation 🙂 #
Double rainbows!!?! OMG! 🙂 RT @ Rog42: What does it mean????? http://t.co/svc9vqm #
RT to #gov20 🙂 Gr8 new blog by @jameskliemt of QLD Police on their use of social media: RT You’ve come a long way baby http://is.gd/YbR7u2 #
Great new blog by @jameskliemt of QLD Police on their use of social media: RT You’ve come a long way baby http://is.gd/YbR7u2 #gov2au #em20 #
Delightful IRC convo on pros & cons of eye gouging for self defence. My thoughts: too risky when there are easier more effective options 😉 #
Heh, actually some quite funny ones 🙂 RT @sgentle You might like spamusement.com – Far Side-style illustrations of spam subject lines 😀 #
Why does badly spelt spam annoy me so much more than ordinary spam? Also, creative spam has started to amuse me, Stockholm syndrome? 🙂 #
Interesting RT @abcthedrum Western intervention is not always on the side of the angels, writes Michael Brull http://bit.ly/ek7zOS #
Survey for women/men re women in open culture communities 🙂 RT @AdaInitiative open technology & culture census. http://svy.mk/adacensus2011 #
Although that vid fake many "genuine" ones popping up, morons >:/ RT @dannolan: Japan's earthquake? Atheist's fault. – http://t.co/L1yluPs #
Wow, gr8 paper by iinet RT @glynmoody: Encouraging Legitimate Use of OnLine Content – http://t.co/MQ6WErl #piracy (v @1petermartin @jdub) #
Just had my first nasal swab, sounded a lot less of a pain than it was 🙁 Off into isolation till we are sure it isn't serious. Woot. #
Am home today awaiting test results for whooping cough. Hope its just a cold :/ Daytime tv is enough to make anyone feel worse tho 😉 #
AUSFTA+ACTA+TPP=AUSFAIL 🙁 RT @kattekrab look at @czaxx copyright post – TPP turning ISPs into copyright police http://bit.ly/e7j4LR #
Anyone else interested in going to Rollerderby in Canberra this weekend (after BarCamp)? 🙂 http://bit.ly/i8ojRp #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-13

Was glued to tv watching the footage of tsunami/earthquake in Japan and complete devastation. My heart and thoughts are with them. #
Awesome! My prize for somehow winning the tweeting comp at #girlgeeksyd yay! RT @katsbud prize! #girlgeeksyd 🙂 http://twitpic.com/48b79v #
Just joining @nerdgerl's efforts in getting @hexsteph to come along and give a talk to a #girlgeeksyd dinner, that would TOTALLY ROCK! 🙂 #
Is it possible that, as humans, we might be able to evolve beyond our frustrating persistent need for drama? News headlines getting funnier #
Great article RT @annabelcrabb: Today's IWD column — Behind every successful woman there's a wife #IWD2011 http://t.co/qdY3cnh #
Emily Baxter talking about "Taking the wannabe out of wannabe Girl Geek". Interesting 🙂 #girlgeeksyd She has worked for tech media too 🙂 #
Baxter giving gr8 talk about getting constructive feedback on yourself. I reckon it's def hard at times to see yourself clearly #girlgeeksyd #
Baxter talking about awesomeness of meeting new ppl who know cool things & challenge of not comparing oneself & feeling lesser #girlgeeksyd #
Had to retweet to #girlgeeksyd 🙂 RT @nambor "Digital Proctologist" – now that would be a business card 8) #
Veugelen now talking about social engineering & using Adobe security flaw to access someone else's computer. Must look this up #girlgeeksyd #
Veugelen now talking about port sniffing & is using http://nmap.org/, great way to interrogate your network for security holes #girlgeeksyd #
Once I tripled network responsiveness of client by sniffing network, identifying a dumb unnecessary protocol & killing it 🙂 #girlgeeksyd #
Anyone at #girlgeeksyd interested in security/forensics foo, check out http://www.wireshark.org/ to listen to and assess your network 🙂 #
Veugelen: More security attacks happen at the application layer as it is more vulnerable due to web apps access to network. #girlgeeksyd #
Damnit! Surely at a geek event security people shouldn't be using "hacker" in vain! He's talking about "crackers" #girlgeeksyd ppl 🙂 #
Veugelen: "Change from script kiddies pre 2006 to professional crackers in 2010". This guy really needs to watch sneakers 🙂 #girlgeeksyd #
Wouter Veugelen says he's honoured to be speaking at #girlgeeksyd as a man & invites any women to join his security team. I <3 forensics! 🙂 #
Smail: Women avoid conversations about salary negotiation. Men initiate salary discussions 4 times women. Interesting at #girlgeeksyd #
Salary negotiation from Smail: women earn on average 12% less than men for same job, biggest diff in executive level (av 18%) #girlgeeksyd #
Jo Smail on career devel: "1) Find awesome mentors 2) Embrace your geekiness and go deep 3) Self development, constantly learn" #girlgeeksyd #
Heh 🙂 RT @nerdgerl Even Microsoft want IE6 dead. Friends don't let friends use IE6. #girlgeeksyd #
What gov dataset do you want to see released? Suggest it on the new shiny data.gov.au at http://data.gov.au/suggest/ #gov2au #opendata #
Hey @damana! *hugs* Yes @kcarruthers is close by, but I tend to try to stay away from politics. I'm all about the policy man 😉 #
Hey @scruzin thought you might like this 🙂 http://bit.ly/fXRD09 "Cycling in New South Wales: What the data tells us” & related data #gov2au #
AWESOME! Blog post from Minister Gary Gray about new shiny http://data.gov.au released today. http://bit.ly/gzpbWS Give your feedback! 😀 #
Heh, nice quote 🙂 Kraus: "Never grow a wishbone when you should have grown a backbone" #girlgeeksyd #
Kraus: How to succeed 1) Have plan, don't leave to chance 2) Don't appear to lack confidence 3) Be at least aware of the "game" #girlgeeksyd #
Loving some of the fashion at #girlgeeksyd loving that I'm comfortable loving clothes *&* geeking out, took a while to get here 🙂 #
Kraus: "If you look around & can say ppl got where they are truly on merit, we don't need board targets, but isn't the case" #girlgeeksyd #
Lynn Kraus on "breaking the glass ceiling": "we're at a crossroads, orgs need to focus on flexible working conditions" #girlgeeksyd #
The smell of beer on the carpet is always a good start to #girlgeeksyd 🙂 see some of you here soon 🙂 http://t.co/AK3u6qz #
Wow! Currently there is a special for countrylink till end of April, Canberra to Sydney for $29 🙂 cheaper than petrol+parking for sure! #
Just saw a naked ducati, still a beautiful bike even without faring 🙂 #
RT @lif_au Five Important Points About Flexibility And Work/Life Balance http://bit.ly/f89Dvx /cc @katelundy #
Anyone in Canberra involved in FOSS business may be interested in going along to an OSIA meeting 🙂 http://osia.net.au/ #
Wow, anyone know who runs this? http://nbnexplained.org/ Very interesting and apparently community driven initiative 🙂 #nbn #
Currently playing with Google Fusion Tables for generating maps. Seems much nicer than Google Earth spreadsheet thingy. #opendata #datavis #
Yass is def *not* the place to be if you wake up with raging tonsils, nowhere open with aspirin or anything else useful. Resorting to salt #
Social media lesson #74 Don't try to coordinate coffee with ppl via Twitter when the location may be an Internet black hole. #
Want to make a Google map from a spreadsheet of stuff? I always lose this url, so this is also for me 😉 http://bit.ly/adPGtM #
I'm coming up to Sydney this Thursday for the Sydney Girl Geek dinner. Should be fun & techie, see some of you there 🙂 http://t.co/LG9O1u5 #
"Programming is as much an art as music is" nice quote from Trent Reznor http://tv.digg.com/diggdialogg/trentreznor #
Know a clever geek in gov? Nominate them for 2011 Government ICT awards b4 29th Mar! 🙂 http://bit.ly/h1O3rH #gov2au #opengov #opendata #
Differences between driving a car and riding a road bike #1 in a car you turn a corner, on a bike you *own* the corner 🙂 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-06

Took my new bike for 1st ride. Bit scared at first but was awesome fun! My bro also took me on his 1100, that was fun like bungee jumping 🙂 #
My new toy 🙂 very excited and hoping to do some long trips in coming months 🙂 yay! The gray one behind is my brother's http://t.co/a7WkzYN #
Woot! RT @andypiper: Nice to hear @katelundy & Aus govt 2.0 strategy called out for praise on Guardian Tech Weekly http://t.co/wWqmFmb #
Fascinating article RT @mfarnsworth: Bernardi, the Conservative Leadership Foundation and The People's Revolt: http://t.co/kGj99uO #
Just watched Forrest Gump for the first time, great movie 🙂 #
Gobsmacked. RT Rundle: with WikiLeaks, Manning erred in being human – http://bit.ly/foUHI2 #
This is awful RT Rundle: with WikiLeaks, Manning erred in being human – http://bit.ly/foUHI2 #
Interesting RT @AusConservation Hear the #qt scare campaign? Worried about electricity prices? Truth: http://acf.to/9070Sc #pricepollution #
Fascinating 🙂 RT @jclacherty interesting datavis 🙂 RT @rands: Win/loss record of prosecution in [US] Law & Order? http://j.mp/dMa8pJ #
Hey @TagAlongTess, sorry to hear we lost you to another place 🙁 Hope all goes well. Did you hand the #ACTWonkDrinks mantle to anyone? 🙂 #
OMG OMG OMG! This is totally awesome 🙂 Saotome Taichi – Dragon and Peony Sword Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xrn1a6UWnY Thx @nambor #
Reading Foucalt for uni, finding his theories of power interesting, especially power outside the sovereign & impact on individual & society #

Music: Tar

This song is about trying to support someone with depression. I hope it is helpful to others, both those strugglinh with depression and their loved ones trying to support them.

[podcast]http://bigcoolguy.com/system/files/tar_20110302.mp3[/podcast]

This is one of my favourite recordings thus far. It was a poor mix but Martin made it awesome and we added a new drum track (I’m having a lot of fun playing with Hydrogen).

Full details on Martin’s website. You can download mp3 or check out the lyrics.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Australia License.

This is a bit of a cheesy song in the vein of a relationship gone sour. See what you think 🙂 It’s meant to be overly dramatic, love your feedback! Full details on Martin’s post or you can download it here.

[podcast]http://bigcoolguy.com/system/files/leave_you_blue_20110221.mp3[/podcast]